I believe historical work will be welcomed at this conference. Historical cases per se are relevant, as are comparisons of them to recent open source phenomena. Links between science and industry are relevant. Many attendees will be from business schools. Details are here: http://www.dime-eu.org/open-source-innovation I know one of the organizers and you can ask me or them. -- Peter B. Meyer Research economist 202-691-5678 Office of Productivity and Technology, U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics